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  <title><![CDATA[Ford Readies First Set Of Landmark Pension Buyouts]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co will pursue its boldest attempt yet to tackle a nearly $50 billion risk to its business when it begins offering lump-sum pension payout offers to 98,000 white-collar retirees and former employees this summer.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 19:35:03 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Steven Tyler Buys First 2012 Hennessey Venom GT Spyder, Aerosmith Front Man Owns Fastest Convertible In The World [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Wish you were the owner of the fastest convertible in the world? Well, &quot;Dream On,&quot; because that title belongs to Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler after he purchased the first, and custom-made, 2012 Hennessey Venom GT Spyder for over $1 million. View the slideshow to see photos of Steven Tyler with his custom 2012 Hennessey Venom GT Spyder.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 09:51:08 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Most Dangerous, Crash-Prone Cars in US [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Financial news provider 24/7 Wall St. has released a list of seven cars that are most prone to crash on the US roads on the basis of its analysis of a recent crash test done on US cars.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 08:53:39 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Chinese BYD Shares Bungee After Fatal Electric Car Crash]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Shares of Chinese electric carmaker BYD Company Ltd. (Hong Kong: 1211), which is partially owned by Warren Buffett, recovered some of the losses suffered after one of its e6 electric cars caught fire in a crash which killed three people in southern China.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 10:22:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Toyota To Add 8 New Cars For 'Driving To A Picnic' In Emerging Markets]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) wants to make itself king of the hill once more and reclaim the No. 1 global sales position from the General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) by adding eight compact cars for emerging markets, Reuters said Friday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 17:25:25 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Porsche back in ‘Motorsport’]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Forza Motorsport fans unite - Porsche is back!]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345199/20120524/porsche-back-motorsport-ibtimesau-ibtimes-com-au.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 21:22:43 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Auto Stocks Plunge Amidst Petrol Price Hike]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[BSE Auto index took a hit on Thursday morning trade session amidst petrol price hike. Maruti Suzuki took the worst hit, trading shares at Rs. 1,132 and reporting a fall of 1.67 percent at At 1:22 p.m.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 05:30:05 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hyundai Kia Automotive Group: Humble Beginnings to Global Prominence]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The rise to prominence in the automotive industries for Hyundai KIA Automotive Group (HKAG) was capped by the acquisition of Kia Motors in 1998.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 21:51:46 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Strong May Car Sales Drive US GDP Growth: Kelley Blue Book]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[U.S. auto sales will likely reach a 14.2 million seasonally adjusted annual sales rate in May 2012, the greatest year-over-year gain in more than 12 months, as consumers take advantage of credit and low interest rates to replace aging cars. Moreover, increasing car sales are now a primary driver of U.S. GDP growth, according to a Wednesday report by Kelley Blue Book.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:53:19 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mazda and Fiat Developing New MX-5 "Miata" Sport Roadster]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Mazda Motor Corporation (Tokyo: 7261) and Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. (ETR: FIAT) will jointly develop and manufacture a new rear-wheel-drive, roadster sports car based on the next-generation Mazda MX-5 &quot;Miata&quot; for the Mazda and Alfa Romeo brands, the companies announced Wednesday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:00:36 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Another Sign Of Motor City Comeback - Ford Upgraded By Moody's]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) shares climbed almost 2 percent in mid-day trading Wednesday, a day after Moody&#039;s Investors Service upgraded the Dearborn, Mich.-based automaker&#039;s credit rating to investment grade.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 09:23:11 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[RM Auctions Sets World Record at Monaco Ducati Sale]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Two Factory Ducati Desmosedici GP machines raced by Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi achieved world record prices at the Monaco Ducati sale by RM Auctions.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 03:12:29 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tesla Motors (TSLA) Shares Up As Model S Shipment Date Nears]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Tesla Motors Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) shares got a big boost Tuesday following the announcement that the new Tesla Model S will begin shipping on June 22, ahead of schedule.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 17:12:39 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[UK Government Denies Illegal Promises Were Made to Opel and General Motors: Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The UK government may have made illegal promises to General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) to shift production of the Astra compact car to its Opel/Astra plant in England from locations in Germany, reports said.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:32:40 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[BlackRock Buys Stake in Formula 1 Ahead of Singapore IPO]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Formula 1, the popular global auto racing sport, is on its way to a possible IPO as financial investors such as Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (NYSE: WDR), Norges Bank Investment Management and BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) bought  21 percent of the company, CVC Capital Partners, owner of Formula 1, confirmed Tuesday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 11:25:31 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lotus F1 'Joins Forces' With Linkin Park On Weird iPad App Before Monaco Grand Prix 2012, But Why?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Lotus F1 Team made one of its weirder announcements for the Formula 1 season on Monday when it said that it had teamed up with the slightly whiny and outdated emo rock band Linkin Park to create an iPad App for the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 18:08:05 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Chrysler Recalls Jeep Wranglers On Fire Hazard Risk]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Chrysler Group LLC is recalling 67,872 model year 2010 Jeep Wrangler cars equipped with automatic transmissions because of fire hazards associated with the transmission skid plate, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported Monday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 12:19:57 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Car Makers Concerned as China Sales Slow]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Automakers worldwide could be affected by slowing sales results in China as dealers see stocks of unsold cars rise, threatening price cuts.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 02:08:28 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Volkswagen Polo R: ‘Extremely Sporty’ Model Coming 2013]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Volkswagen Polo R could be back on the table after the German manufacturer confirmed it would launch an &quot;extremely sporty&quot; variant of its light car before the end of next year.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 02:08:16 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Aussie Chevrolet SS Excites US Media]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[America&#039;s automotive media has expressed enthusiasm and excitement at the announcement that the next-generation Holden Commodore will be exported to the US from 2013 to be sold and raced as the Chevrolet SS.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 02:08:04 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Record Set by £1.23 Million Aston Martin Newport Sale]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Exclusive models favoured by Prince Charles, James Bong, rock stars and many others hog auction limelight.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 04:51:23 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Drive From The Rising Sun: Why Japan's Car Companies Are Moving Manufacturing Overseas]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Japan&#039;s vaunted automakers may soon stop building cars in their homeland for export as a soaring yen combines with Mother Nature&#039;s mood swings, and an aging population saps the strength of its domestic market, driving the companies across wide oceans and far from their birthplace.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343010/20120519/japan-manufacturing-honda-industrial-car-companies-overseas.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 12:38:35 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Steve Jobs Dreamed of Crafting Apple’s First Automobile - ‘iCar’ [VIDEO]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Jobs&#039; vision and dedication towards crafting innovative devices such as the iCar, never ceased in his short life span, although some were relatively hit-and-miss.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342978/20120519/steve-jobs-dream-crafting-apple-automobile-icar.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 07:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[General Motors Won't Advertise During 2013 Super Bowl]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM), the largest U.S. automaker, said Friday it will not advertise during the broadcast of the 2013 Super Bowl as it shifts its advertising strategy, according to the Wall Street Journal.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:27:57 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rare Iconic Olav Glasius Lotus collection Up for Sale]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Olav Glasius’s exclusive Lotus collection will be auctioned at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed sale.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342540/20120518/rare-iconic-olav-glasius-lotus-collection-up.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 02:06:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Car that Lets You Live, Drive with Style & Brilliance]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[You have gone a long way. The signs of success now brimming in your every step: a well-paying job, a beautiful family of your own, and a powerful sedan like Hyundai that will take you further even to a journey back to your roots.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 01:32:50 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[GM Reportedly Pulled Ads After Failed Facebook Pitch]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Facebook may only have itself to blame for why General Motors rained on its IPO parade this week.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 22:21:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Honda Recalls Over 50k Acura TL Cars for Power Steering Failure]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Honda Motor Company Ltd. (NYSE: HMC) is voluntarily recalling 52,615 model year 2007 to 2008 Acura TL sedans in the U.S. to replace the power steering hose, the company announced Thursday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:09:58 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Honda Recall 2012: Is Your Car One Of The Affected Acura TL Sedans?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A Honda recall was announced Thursday. This article will let you know if your car is one of those affected under the recall.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:07:21 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[GM Picks UK for Opel/Vauxhall Astra Upgrade]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) announced Thursday it will build its next generation Vauxhall/Open Astra cars at two factories in Ellesmere Port, UK and Gliwice, Poland, leaving the company&#039;s Bochum, Germany plant facing closure.]]></description>
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